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Biological Activity Anticold

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List of activity chemicals.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Chemical Name Sort descending Dosage Reference
ASCORBIC-ACID 1-2 g/man/day Duke, 1992 *
PSEUDOEPHEDRINE not available Martindale's 29th
ZINC 50 mg Davies, S., and Stewart, A. 1990. Nutritional Medicine. Avon Books, New York. 509pp.
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List of Activity Plants.
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Plant Name Sort descending Common Name Chemical Count Total Parts Per Million
Sambucus canadensis American Elder; Elderberry; American Elderberry; Sweet Elder 1 7, 128
Sambucus nigra European Alder; European Elder; European Elderberry; Elder; Black Elder 2 62, 660
Santalum acuminatum Sweet Quandong; Quandong; Quandong Nut 1 27
Sassafras albidum Sassafras 1 247
Schisandra chinensis Chinese Magnolia Vine; Schizandra; Wu Wei Zu; Wu Wei Zi; Magnolia Vine; Five-Flavor-Fruit 2 6, 132
Schizonepeta tenuifolia Ching-Chieh; Jing-Jie 1 56
Sclerocarya caffra Marula 1 8, 190
Scrophularia buergeriana Hsuan-Shen; Yuan-Shen 1 26
Scutellaria baicalensis Chinese Skullcap; Huang Qin; Baikal Skullcap 1 54
Scutellaria lateriflora Mad-Dog Skullcap; Scullcap 2 2, 067.2000007629395
Secale cereale Rye 1 45
Sechium edule Chayote 2 6, 103
Senna alexandrina Alexandran senna; True Senna; Indian Senna 2 16, 703.699999928474
Senna obtusifolia Sicklepod 1 76
Senna occidentalis Coffee Senna 1 41
Serenoa repens Saw Palmetto; Scrub-Palmetto 2 186.39999961853027
Sesamum indicum Sesame; Benneseed; Beni; Ajonjoli (Sp.); Sesamo (Sp.) 1 510
Sicana odorifera Cassabanana 1 1, 270
Sida rhombifolia Broomweed; Teaplant 1 9, 090
Siegesbeckia orientalis Hsi Chien; Saint Paul'Swort 1 34